US4137431A - Cable connector for hearing aids - Google Patents
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- US4137431A US4137431A US05/852,375 US85237577A US4137431A US 4137431 A US4137431 A US 4137431A US 85237577 A US85237577 A US 85237577A US 4137431 A US4137431 A US 4137431A
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- cable connector
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- hearing aid
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
- H04R25/556—External connectors, e.g. plugs or modules
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- Such hearing aids usually form complete untis with microphone, amplifier and sound receiver. For special purposes it is, however, often required to connect the hearing aid to another microphone, f.inst. for telephone reception, TV or radio reception or to special hearing aids.
- Hitherto cable connectors have been used with a terminal holder with two or more legs which through a cable is connected to the foreign microphone and with corresponding terminal bushings in the hearing aid in which the legs of the connector are introduced at the establishing of the connection.
- Hearing aids of the said kind being very small per se the cable connectors become correspondingly small and it can then be difficult and often impossible to introduce the extremely small legs in the extremely small bushings in a near the ear placed hearing aid.
- the housing will act as the cable connector male part which thus gets the biggest possible dimensions in relation to the size of the housing.
- a cable connector according to the invention can without difficulty be connected using a hearing of usual small dimensions placed near the ear.
- the terminal holder may be a cap with thin walls of mainly the same form as the corresponding part of the housing. After connection the terminal holder will fit the housing without changing its dimensions any essential way.
- the terminals mounted in the terminal holder may be composed of contact springs arranged to fit into recesses in the housing and press against corresponding terminals in the housing in form of contact surfaces in the bottom of the recesses.
- the contact springs can yield resiliently without impeding the connection or making it difficult and, when in correct position they can snap into the corresponding recesses in the housing and press against the contact surfaces in the bottom of the recesses with a predetermined pressure.
- the recesses may be situated in the end surface of the housing and on one or more of the sides of the housing. In this way an advantageous distribution of the strains from the contact pressure can be obtained in such a way as to enhance the securing of the terminal holder on the housing.
- FIG. 1 shows a hearing aid with a cable connector according to the invention and with terminal holder shown in section with the cover of the hearing aid partly removed,
- FIG. 2 the terminal holder shown in elevation
- the upper part of the terminal holder securing the springs 1, 2, 3 is moulded of rigid plastic to form a cap with thin walls which after assembling of the cable connector resiliently grips the end of the housing 7, a projection 11 on the terminal holder engaging with snap lock action into a recess 10 on the side of the housing at the end of the connecting action to secure the terminal holder 6.
- the contact spring 1 engages after the connection into a recess 9 on the end of the housing 7 and presses at the bottom of the recess against the side of a battery 4 acting as housing terminal.
- the other two terminals 2 and 3 engager after the connection into the recess 10 and press against two terminals in the bottom of the recess, one of said terminals 5 being shown in FIG. 1.
- the cable is permanently secured to the cap 6.
- the cable 8 and the cap can be releasably interconnected, f.inst. by a plug and jack connection, so as to make it possible to exchange the cable.
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- Otolaryngology (AREA)
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- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
- Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DK521176AA DK139250B (da) | 1976-11-19 | 1976-11-19 | Ledningsforbindelse til et høreapparat. |
DK5211/76 | 1976-11-19 |
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US4137431A true US4137431A (en) | 1979-01-30 |
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US05/852,375 Expired - Lifetime US4137431A (en) | 1976-11-19 | 1977-11-17 | Cable connector for hearing aids |
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US (1) | US4137431A (de) |
CH (1) | CH625661A5 (de) |
DE (1) | DE2751755C2 (de) |
DK (1) | DK139250B (de) |
Cited By (10)
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DE3032311A1 (de) * | 1979-08-30 | 1981-03-26 | Phonak AG für Elektro-Akustik, Feldmeilen | Hoergeraet mit empfangsteil |
US4723293A (en) * | 1983-07-01 | 1988-02-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Hearing aid apparatus |
US4890330A (en) * | 1987-08-11 | 1989-12-26 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Hearing aid with interchangeable battery compartment and audio connection |
US5796821A (en) * | 1994-01-05 | 1998-08-18 | Crouch; Shirley Aline | Hearing aid telephone interconnect system |
US6320959B1 (en) * | 1998-08-18 | 2001-11-20 | Shirley Aline Crouch | Hearing aid telephone interconnect system |
US6925179B2 (en) | 2000-04-07 | 2005-08-02 | New World Sounds, Inc. | Method and apparatus for a hearing aid coupling system |
WO2007045236A1 (en) * | 2005-10-17 | 2007-04-26 | Widex A/S | Adapter shoe and a combination of adapter shoe and hearing aid |
US20080056521A1 (en) * | 2002-04-12 | 2008-03-06 | Joan Phillips Waldron | Apparatus for communication coupling with a hearing aid |
US20080224477A1 (en) * | 2007-03-16 | 2008-09-18 | Alternative Energy Sources Technologies, Inc. | System And Method For Electrical Power Generation Utilizing Vehicle Traffic On Roadways |
US20170094425A1 (en) * | 2015-09-28 | 2017-03-30 | Bernafon Ag | Hearing device comprising an electric cable |
Families Citing this family (5)
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CH643414A5 (en) * | 1979-04-20 | 1984-05-30 | Phonak Ag | Hearing-aid with plug device |
DK147635C (da) * | 1979-07-26 | 1985-05-06 | Danavox As | Apparat til behandling af tinnitus |
DE3207256A1 (de) * | 1982-03-01 | 1983-09-15 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Hoerhilfegeraet |
CH668154A5 (en) * | 1985-08-15 | 1988-11-30 | Gfeller Ag Apparate Fabrik Fla | Hearing aid with electroacoustic transducer - fits behind ear and has facility for plugging in range of operational mode elements |
AT388837B (de) * | 1988-03-22 | 1989-09-11 | Viennatone Gmbh | Hoergeraet mit audio-eingangsanschluss |
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DE7246227U (de) * | 1974-08-08 | Siemens Ag | Schulungsgerät für Schwerhörige | |
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US2290816A (en) * | 1941-05-03 | 1942-07-21 | Otarion Inc | Circuit connecting means for earpieces of hearing aids |
US2424422A (en) * | 1943-06-12 | 1947-07-22 | Paraphone Hearing Aid Inc | Hearing aid apparatus |
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US3035127A (en) * | 1955-04-15 | 1962-05-15 | Charles W Strzalkowski | Hearing aids |
DE1949258U (de) * | 1966-04-07 | 1966-11-10 | C H F Mueller G M B H | Vorrichtung zur ankopplung eines hoergeraetes an eine signalquelle. |
CH445569A (de) * | 1966-04-30 | 1967-10-31 | Elektro Akustik Ag F | Hörbrille |
US3493695A (en) * | 1967-03-10 | 1970-02-03 | Fredrick J Stork | Hearing aid |
US3924335A (en) * | 1971-02-26 | 1975-12-09 | Ultrasonic Systems | Ultrasonic dental and other instrument means and methods |
CH528198A (de) * | 1971-12-30 | 1972-09-15 | Elektroakustik Ag F | Hörgerät |
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- 1977-11-17 CH CH1405077A patent/CH625661A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1977-11-17 US US05/852,375 patent/US4137431A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1977-11-19 DE DE2751755A patent/DE2751755C2/de not_active Expired
Cited By (17)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3032311A1 (de) * | 1979-08-30 | 1981-03-26 | Phonak AG für Elektro-Akustik, Feldmeilen | Hoergeraet mit empfangsteil |
US4723293A (en) * | 1983-07-01 | 1988-02-02 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Hearing aid apparatus |
US4890330A (en) * | 1987-08-11 | 1989-12-26 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Hearing aid with interchangeable battery compartment and audio connection |
US5796821A (en) * | 1994-01-05 | 1998-08-18 | Crouch; Shirley Aline | Hearing aid telephone interconnect system |
US6320959B1 (en) * | 1998-08-18 | 2001-11-20 | Shirley Aline Crouch | Hearing aid telephone interconnect system |
US6925179B2 (en) | 2000-04-07 | 2005-08-02 | New World Sounds, Inc. | Method and apparatus for a hearing aid coupling system |
US8014552B2 (en) | 2002-04-12 | 2011-09-06 | Able Blanet, Incorporated | Apparatus for communication coupling with a hearing aid |
US20080056521A1 (en) * | 2002-04-12 | 2008-03-06 | Joan Phillips Waldron | Apparatus for communication coupling with a hearing aid |
US20080192970A1 (en) * | 2005-10-17 | 2008-08-14 | Widex A/S | Adapter shoe and a combination of adapter shoe and hearing aid |
AU2005337529B2 (en) * | 2005-10-17 | 2009-07-09 | Widex A/S | Adapter shoe and a combination of adapter shoe and hearing aid |
WO2007045236A1 (en) * | 2005-10-17 | 2007-04-26 | Widex A/S | Adapter shoe and a combination of adapter shoe and hearing aid |
JP4860704B2 (ja) * | 2005-10-17 | 2012-01-25 | ヴェーデクス・アクティーセルスカプ | アダプタ・シュー,およびアダプタ・シューと補聴器の組合わせ |
US8290191B2 (en) | 2005-10-17 | 2012-10-16 | Widex A/S | Adapter shoe and a combination of adapter shoe and hearing aid |
US20080224477A1 (en) * | 2007-03-16 | 2008-09-18 | Alternative Energy Sources Technologies, Inc. | System And Method For Electrical Power Generation Utilizing Vehicle Traffic On Roadways |
US7530761B2 (en) * | 2007-03-16 | 2009-05-12 | Terry Douglas Kenney | System and method for electrical power generation utilizing vehicle traffic on roadways |
US20170094425A1 (en) * | 2015-09-28 | 2017-03-30 | Bernafon Ag | Hearing device comprising an electric cable |
US10051389B2 (en) * | 2015-09-28 | 2018-08-14 | Bernafon Ag | Hearing device comprising an electric cable |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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DK139250C (de) | 1979-06-18 |
DE2751755A1 (de) | 1978-06-01 |
DE2751755C2 (de) | 1988-10-20 |
DK521176A (de) | 1978-05-20 |
CH625661A5 (de) | 1981-09-30 |
DK139250B (da) | 1979-01-15 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: DANAVOX A/S, LERSO PARKALLE 112, 2100 COPENHAGEN 0 Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:PALLESEN, HUGO, BANG;REEL/FRAME:004825/0123 Effective date: 19871218 Owner name: DANAVOX A/S, A DANISH CORP.,DENMARK Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PALLESEN, HUGO, BANG;REEL/FRAME:004825/0123 Effective date: 19871218 |